S. 1296 · 114th Congress
Build USA Act
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This bill establishes the American Infrastructure Bank as a wholly owned government corporation.
What it does: CRS summary · Introduced in Senate · May 12, 2015
Build USA Act
This bill establishes the American Infrastructure Bank as a wholly owned government corporation.
The Bank's Board of Directors has authority, among other operations, to issue public benefit bonds and provide financing to core infrastructure projects from bond proceeds.
State governments may enter into minimum three-year remittance agreements with the Bank under which:
- a state agrees to remit to the Bank at least 60% of the total amount of federal-aid highway activities funds it receives from the federal government in each of the three years,
- the Board will issue to the state funds from the Bank equal to 90% of the amount the state remitted to the Bank, and
- the state will use those funds to carry out core infrastructure projects.
The Bank may grant a loan to a state or a unit of local government to implement core transportation infrastructure projects.
The deduction from gross income under the Internal Revenue Code for temporary dividends received from a controlled foreign corporation (CFC) decreases from 85% to 81.4% of the cash dividends received by a U.S. corporate shareholder from a CFC during the taxable year. Allowance of the deduction applies, if the taxpayer elects it, to the three-taxable year period beginning with:
- the taxpayer's last taxable year which begins before the enactment of this Act, or
- the taxpayer's first taxable year which begins during the one-year period beginning on that date of enactment.
Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov
About this bill and sources
Official title: Build USA Act
Latest action (May 12, 2015): Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works · Origin: Senate · Introduced: May 12, 2015
Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)
No recorded floor vote found.